The House of Representatives has approved on final reading the bill aiming to prohibit all forms of sexual abuse or exploitation of children.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Cagayan on Wednesday night, according to the Phillipine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Eight persons were taken to a hospital after they were injured in a six-vehicle smashup along Marcos Highway in Barangay Badiwan in Tuba, Benguet yesterday.

A businessman was shot dead in Ibaan town in this province on Wednesday.

A man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a businessman’s vehicle and stealing over P50,00 in cash and valuables.

The 10th most wanted fugitive of Antique province was arrested in Quezon City on Wednesday.

A toddler died after a fire engulfed a residential compound in Caloocan City on Wednesday.

The three men who were caught with 50 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu valued at P340 million are likely members of a drug syndicate operating in Metro Manila, an official said yesterday.

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto will kick off his campaign today for a second term as local chief executive of the city in the company of market vendors.

Authorities seized weapons and other prohibited items during an “Oplan Greyhound” raid on the Quezon City Jail male dormitory yesterday.